Detection of Displayport Alternate Mode Communication and Connector Plug Orientation Without Use of a Power Distribution Controller

1. A method, comprising: determining, by a device, a DisplayPort mode by detecting a received signal on a first sideband use (SBU1) pin of the device or a second sideband use (SBU2) pin of the device; determining, by the device, an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug by detecting a type of the received signal; multiplexing, by a multiplexer, a DisplayPort transmission based in part on the determined orientation of the USB Type-C connector plug; and multiplexing, by the multiplexer, the received signal based in part on the determined orientation of the USB Type-C connector plug.

2. A method, comprising: determining, by a device, a DisplayPort mode by detecting a received signal on a first sideband use (SBU1) pin of the device or a second sideband use (SBU2) pin of the device; determining, by the device, an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug; and multiplexing, by a multiplexer, a DisplayPort transmission based in part on the determined orientation of the USB Type-C connector plug.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein detecting a received signal on a SBU1 pin of the device or a SBU2 pin of the device comprises detecting a pull up in either the SBU1 pin or the SBU2 pin.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising multiplexing, by the multiplexer, the received signal based in part on the determined orientation of the USB Type-C connector plug.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug comprises determining an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug by detecting a type of the received signal.

6. The method of claim 2 , wherein the device comprises one of the following: a source device coupled to a USB Type-C connector plug with a normal orientation; a source device coupled to a USB Type-C connector plug with an inverted orientation; a sink device coupled to a USB Type-C connector plug with a normal orientation; or a sink device coupled to a USB Type-C connector plug with an inverted orientation.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the device does not comprise a PD controller.

8. A system, comprising: a device configured to: determine a DisplayPort mode by detecting a received signal on a first sideband use (SBU1) pin of the device or a second sideband use (SBU2) pin of the device; and determine an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug; and a multiplexer coupled to the device, the multiplexer configured to multiplex a DisplayPort transmission based in part on the determined orientation of the USB Type-C connector plug.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein detecting a received signal on a SBU1 pin of the device or a SBU2 pin of the device comprises detecting a pull up in either the SBU1 pin or the SBU2 pin.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the multiplexer is further configured to multiplex the received signal based in part on the determined orientation of the USB Type-C connector plug.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein determining an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug comprises determining an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug by detecting a type of the received signal.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the device comprises one of the following: a source device coupled to a USB Type-C connector plug with a normal orientation; a source device coupled to a USB Type-C connector plug with an inverted orientation; a sink device coupled to a USB Type-C connector plug with a normal orientation; or a sink device coupled to a USB Type-C connector plug with an inverted orientation.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the device does not comprise a PD controller.

14. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to: determine a DisplayPort mode by detecting a received signal on a first sideband use (SBU1) pin of the device or a second sideband use (SBU2) pin of the device; determine an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug; and multiplex a DisplayPort transmission based in part on the determined orientation of the USB Type-C connector plug.

15. The media of claim 14 , wherein detecting a received signal on a SBU1 pin of the device or a SBU2 pin of the device comprises detecting a pull up in either the SBU1 pin or the SBU2 pin.

16. The media of claim 14 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to multiplex the received signal based in part on the determined orientation of the USB Type-C connector plug.

17. The media of claim 14 , wherein determining an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug comprises determining an orientation of a USB Type-C connector plug by detecting a type of the received signal.